⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+12Q135-22
-6Q225-31
+19Q332-13
+1Q426-25
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 20-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
Key battles
21Free throws made11
7Blocks3
18Fast break points10
37%Three-point accuracy25%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 28
Q3 7:53 · SA 92-64 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |